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Dave Brubeck. David Warren Brubeck (/ ˈbruːbɛk /; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, tonalities, and combining different styles and genres ...
Warren Wilson, the former KTLA broadcast journalist who spent four decades covering some of the biggest stories in Los Angeles’ history, died Friday at his home in Oxnard, Calif. He was 90. His ...
Biography. John Pisano was born in Staten Island, New York, on February 6, 1931. Pisano worked with Herb Alpert, Billy Bean, Chico Hamilton, Peggy Lee, and Joe Pass. [1] He died in Los Angeles on May 2, 2024, at the age of 93. [2][3]
Occupation. Musician. Instrument (s) Bass, bassoon, saxophone, backing vocals. Formerly of. Elton John, Warpipes. Robert Wayne Birch (July 14, 1956 – August 15, 2012) was an American session musician, playing bass guitar as a sideman to a variety of notable artists.
A jazz funeral is a funeral procession accompanied by a brass band, in the tradition of New Orleans, Louisiana. Drummers at the funeral of jazz musician Danny Barker in 1994. They include Louis Cottrell, (great-grandson of New Orleans' innovative drumming pioneer, Louis Cottrell, Sr. and grandson of New Orleans clarinetist Louis Cottrell, Jr ...
Variety Clubs International, Humanitarian Award 1974. UCLA Medal 1982. National Medal of Arts 1985. Dorothy Buffum Chandler (May 19, 1901 – July 6, 1997; born Dorothy Mae Buffum) was an American philanthropist. She is known for her contributions to Los Angeles performing arts and culture.
Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American jazz record producer and concert promoter. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresario in the history of jazz". [1] He was also a champion of racial equality, insisting, for example, on ...
Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in the United States. Although Lateef's main instruments were the tenor saxophone and flute, he also played oboe and bassoon, both rare in jazz, and ...